Hold On

My husband has Lewy Body dementia. Probably. No one knows for sure but we are losing him, our daughters and I, we are losing him to a disease that erodes his reason, silences his voice, and plays havoc with his physical abilities.

There are not conclusive tests, except post-mortem, for the diseases that steal cognition. So we think that my father died of Alzheimer’s and we think my father-in-law did so, too.… good, smart, hardworking men whom we loved very much.

creative non-fictionSam DavidsonJanuary 25, 2015blog, lewy body, dementia, disease, family, love, loss, parkinson's disease, illnesses, children, grandparents, grandchildrenComment